Yellow-rumped Warbler
Photo by Pete Grannis
Gray Catbird
Photo by Pete Grannis
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Photo by Pete Grannis
Since we have been banding near the pond at Possum Long, several folks wondered if there were more birds back at our "woods" net. This area is our best area for numbers and diversity. No coincidence that it is densely vegetated and has pretty good ground cover.
So, we returned to Possum Long on Friday to test the theory. It did pay off. We banded 2 Painted Buntings (known for their love of cover), 2 Gray Catbirds, and an American Redstart. We also recaptured the Carolina Wren that was one of the first birds we banded this fall. We could not get all of the bird's measurements then as it was molting. It is now fully feathered and we collected all of the typical data.
Carolina Wren
On Sunday we revisited PB 1. Though there were quite a few birds attending the feeders, it was a bit windy and we only caught 3 new buntings and recaptured one from last spring. It had been banded as a young, green bird and it remained green so we now know it is a female.
Painted Bunting (male)
Photo by Bill LaFramboise
Grand total of Painted Buntings to date is 45.
Next scheduled banding at Possum Long is November 21. Nets go up at 6:30 am.
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